If you’ve been at an Aspire event where I’ve done comedy, you’ll know that I joke about being single in the church.** Sometimes it feels like the church’s message to singles is this: “Get married! It’s great! You’ll hate your life, but it’s the good kind of hate that God uses to sanctify you!”

Despite frequently proclaiming the challenges of marriage, church folk are quite eager to see singles tie the knot. One thing I’ve heard numerous times in Christian circles is that marriage is God’s primary tool for sanctification. (“Well,” I joked to someone recently. “Then God must think I’m already sanctified!”)

Occasionally I’ve heard church leaders push singles toward marriage because that’s how God will move you to holiness. Though they don’t always say it outright, the logical conclusion is that if you stay single, God’s ability to make you more like Christ comes to a standstill until you get married. (My response: “But if Jesus never married, wouldn’t being single make me more like Him?”)

Telling singles they’re not going to be truly sanctified until marriage is an unbiblical message, and I cringe when I hear any version of it. Marriage undoubtedly reveals and refines on a daily basis and it isn’t something to be avoided or put down. It’s a beautiful institution designed by God to accomplish wonderful, gospel-filled things both in the lives of those married and the church as a whole.

However, God is not limited by our relationship status when it comes to moving us toward Christ-likeness.

“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6

God promises to complete the good work He started in us. He doesn’t promise to complete the work He started in us only if we have a spouse. God refines us not because we’re married, but because we’re His children. Some of us will be sanctified through marriage, some of us through singleness, some will be sanctified through seasons of both.

While singleness may be the less common (and sometimes more misunderstood) path, it’s one that the Lord uses in magnificent ways to both refine you and impact the kingdom. It’s a lifestyle that allows unique opportunities to lay down your own agenda and serve God and people. If you’re single, I want to encourage you in two ways:

First, be on the lookout for ways to build friendships and serve. Seek to know the people in your church, work, and neighborhood. Since opportunities to serve aren’t always “hardwired” into our day, sometimes we have to be on the lookout. Go spend some time with an elderly person, offer to watch your neighbor’s kids while she takes a child to the pediatrician, or run an errand for someone if they can’t get out of the house. These simple things can make a world of difference to those around you.

Second, pray and ask the Lord to keep you from bitterness as people assume, misunderstand, and try to “diagnose and cure” your singleness. Singles, especially as they get older, are painfully familiar with the bizarre questions, admonishments, and assumptions people make about why we’re still in this season. Choosing to love the church and encourage its members builds an incredible amount of character. By loving people—especially people who don’t “get you”—you’re being the salt and light of Christ.

At the end of the day, neither marriage nor singleness are deemed “better” by scripture. They are simply different gifts, each with a different set of trials and blessings. We do no service to the church or God’s kingdom by pitting the two life stages against each other.

If you’re walking with Jesus faithfully–married or single–take heart, because He is tenderly and lovingly finishing the work He began in you. Long seasons of hoping, waiting, and striving for joy–knowing full well you may never get what you desire this side of heaven—give way into the revelation that Christ, indeed, is enough.

Lastly, if you’re married and reading this, I want to encourage you to keep an eye out for the singles in your sphere. Fight the urge to judge why they are in that season. Instead, invite them over for lunch or dinner, or to the soccer field to visit with you during your kid’s game. Your life doesn’t have to be perfect or flawless before you invite them into it. Just aim to include them. You just might open the door to a friendship of a lifetime.

Kristin Weber is a comedian on the 2019 Aspire tour. She has written two books, speaks and tells jokes all over the place, and is in a common law marriage with Chipotle. You can find her at www.kristinweberonline.com

We are back and we are ready to hit the country. The Aspire Tour team enjoys our down time, but we LOVE getting back together and sharing nights of encouragement to women around the country.

Last weekend kicked off the first of the 33+ city tour for this spring. What a blessing to get out and meet so many women. One of my favorite things is to see women in the audience encouraging each other, praying for one other and digging into the Word of God. It was mind-blowing!

Having a Bible verse to meditate on throughout the year helps us to focus on the mission at hand. We speak this verse and bury it in our hearts. The verse is from Psalm 71:23 “My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.”

What an amazing thing to shout for joy, to sing praises and rest in the comfort that we are redeemed by THE Redeemer.

This year, we hope to see you at one of our live events. We want to connect with you, ENCOURAGE you and be encouraged BY you. We are in this together, we are not alone.

]]>https://aspirewomensevents.com/we-ready/feed/0The Magic Vesthttps://aspirewomensevents.com/the-magic-vest/
https://aspirewomensevents.com/the-magic-vest/#commentsThu, 01 Nov 2018 16:24:35 +0000http://aspirewomensevents.com/?p=7761Sometimes I wish I had magic vest, and I could just ask God a question and pull out a
yes or no answer from my pocket. Wouldn’t it be nice to ask things like:
• Should I change jobs or learn contentment in the one I have?
• Will my health get better soon?
• Which task should I prioritize today: answering emails or getting the house
organized?

During the wilderness years, the priests had something similar to a magic vest. It was
called an ephod that had a unique chest-piece attached to it. The priests wore many
special garments that set them apart, including a chest-piece, an ephod, a robe, a
patterned tunic, a turban, and a sash (Exodus 28:4). The chest-piece was covered in
gemstones that represented the twelve tribes of Israel as a continual reminder that the
priest represented the people when he came before the Lord.

Exodus 28:30 describes how the vest was used in making decisions from God: “Insert
the Urim and Thummim into the sacred chest-piece so they will be carried over Aaron’s
heart when he goes into the LORD’s presence. In this way, Aaron will always carry over
his heart the objects used to determine the LORD’s will for his people whenever he goes
in before the LORD.”

Much mystery surrounds the Urim and Thummim, for Scripture doesn’t describe their
physical appearance or the meaning of the words. Scholars debate their substance and
meaning. Merrill Unger has suggested that their names mean “lights” (Urim) and
“perfection” (Thummim), while others suggest they have to do with curses and blessings.
We don’t know if they were small black and white stones or objects with writing on them.
Though the process for consulting God with the Urim and Thummim is not recorded in
Scripture, what we do know is that the high priest used them in order to get a “yes” or
“no” answer from the Lord when direction was needed.

Just before they entered the Promised Land, the Lord gave instructions and reminded
the Israelites to use the Urim and Thummim when they needed direction. This practice
continued for many generations.

Sometimes I wish I had a magic vest with “yes” or “no” rocks inside. Yet through the
New Covenant, God gives us a fuller revelation than the Israelites had. He has given us
His Holy Spirit. Jesus said, “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all
truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you
about the future” (John 16:13).

We don’t need a magic vest. The only thing magic about the Urim and Thummim was
that God chose to communicate with His people through them. He is the supernatural
element, and He has given us access to Himself through His Son. If you are wishing you
had a magic vest today to know how to parent your children, what next steps to take, or
what the future holds for you, just ask God. Then take time to really listen. He wants to
give us direction. “The LORD says, ‘I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I
will advise you and watch over you.’” (Psalm 32:8, NLT)

Scripture instructs us that if we lack wisdom, we should ask God for it (James 1:5).
Through the Holy Spirit we have everything we need. He will teach us (1 John 2:27),
show us God’s deep secrets (1 Corinthians 2:10), and remind us of the things Jesus
taught (John 14:26). As we seek God wholeheartedly and approach Him with our
questions, He will guide us through His Holy Spirit. While a magic vest sounds nice,
what we have in Christ is so much better. We have direct access to our Creator God
who longs to help through the yes’s and no’s of life.

Take a moment to identify an area where you are seeking specific guidance. Whether
you need direction in time management, resolving conflict, or whether to make some big
life changes, bring your situation to God. Ask Him to show you through His Word,
nudges of His Holy Spirit, or through circumstances. Then open your eyes and ears with
anticipation knowing that He will truly lead you along the best pathway for your life! A
great way to implement these truths would be to join the seven day Contentment Project
which includes daily time of focus on God. LINK: Contentment Project

by, Melissa Spoelstra

]]>https://aspirewomensevents.com/the-magic-vest/feed/3Waiting is the Worsthttps://aspirewomensevents.com/waiting-is-the-worst/
https://aspirewomensevents.com/waiting-is-the-worst/#commentsThu, 25 Oct 2018 22:36:37 +0000http://aspirewomensevents.com/?p=7571This blog will be short, because right now I’m in a season where my brain is having a hard time
putting words into coherent thoughts.

About six months ago, my younger brother was suddenly and traumatically killed in Iraq. On the
day of his funeral a dear friend of mine who’d been sick for a while also went to be with Jesus. I
escaped to Costa Rica for a vacation and narrowly escaped getting mugged at knifepoint. Pass
the potatoes, please.

It’s been an intense season with intense emotions. Lately, I’ve been reading through the Psalms
and one recurring theme throughout the book is waiting on the Lord.

“Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” Psalm 27:14

“Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.” Psalm 33:20

“Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look onwhen the wicked are cut off.” Psalm 37:34

These are just a few of the numerous times the writer reminds himself and the reader to wait
for God.

I used to consider waiting a negative thing. In fact, it was one of the worst things to endure.
Waiting was the thing that came between you and what you wanted. (As a child, it was ice
cream. As an adult, it’s usually sleep.)

However, waiting on the Lord comes with something else: expectation and hope. Expectation
that God will show up. Hope that His timing is better than my own limited understanding.
That He will keep His promises. That He is acting in my best interest, even when my
circumstances feel like He is purposefully withholding good things from me. The Lord does a lot
of work in us while we wait (even if sometimes it goes on much, much, much longer than I’d
prefer.)

So, right now I wait. I wait for brain fog to clear, I wait for understanding, I wait to feel His
presence. I wait with expectation that He will deliver these things, no matter what life brings.

Ultimately, it is my soul that waits for the Lord, so I eagerly wait for the day of His return, when
I will sit in His presence, perfectly at peace, my hope sight and my waiting no more.

Kristin Weber is a comedian on the 2018 Aspire tour. She has written two books, speaks andtells jokes all over the place, and is in a common law marriage with Chipotle. You can find her atwww.kristinweberonline.com

]]>https://aspirewomensevents.com/waiting-is-the-worst/feed/8Directionally Challengedhttps://aspirewomensevents.com/directionally-challenged/
https://aspirewomensevents.com/directionally-challenged/#commentsThu, 18 Oct 2018 07:35:51 +0000http://aspirewomensevents.com/?p=7415It was a time before GPS and cell phones. I was driving a borrowed car in a strange town.

I was alone.

It was very early on a Sunday morning.

I asked the nice concierge at the hotel for guidance and he prattled off a list of directions and mileage in the most engaging accent – it almost sounded like poetry – and his poem ended with “you cannot miss it.” He was so certain, in fact, that he used that term three or four times in our conversation. I believed him.

I was in Los Angeles attempting to make it back to Orange County for a church service at which I was to sing. After two stops, misguidance by strangers, and almost 100 miles out of the way, I recognized that indeed, I HAD missed it. I had missed the freeway exit I needed, I had missed two services, and I had missed reading the signs until I reached Palm Springs.

I stopped at a truck stop and began to cry. I don’t mean the cute and feminine cry that most of my friends make when they get emotional, I mean the heaving-sobbing-mucus-and gasps for air and tissues-type of cry.

A kind gentleman tapped on the window. I may or may not have lost all bladder control at that time because I did not expect his knock, but I was glad to see a friendly face. I rolled down the window (and I mean rolled, not pressed a button and watched it move – it was a long time ago.)

After hearing my story and offering me a cloth handkerchief from his pocket, he kindly took a map from his car and a highlighter and illustrated how I might get back home. My breathing slowed down, my sobs softened. I warned him not to tell me that I could not miss it. He didn’t. He just calmly listened, empathized, and told me that he would be praying for me to find my way home. He even drove alongside me for a few miles until I got onto the right freeway. After it was all over, I realized that I did not even ask his name.

I did find my way home. I rushed into the arms of my husband and recounted the morning’s adventures. I told him about the kind stranger at a truck stop in Palm Springs.

I think about this man every time I come across someone in my life who has “lost their way” spiritually. I do not beat them with Facebook posts, accusations, or judgment. I try and gently highlight God’s Word, point them to Jesus, and walk alongside them with empathy and kindness. Sometimes, I do a better job than others. I just don’t want anyone to miss the great love of Jesus and if I can provide a map of grace, I want to be that person. Even if it means hanging out at truck stops in Palm Springs. Even if it means no one knows my name.

Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

Thank you for being light where God has placed you and showing others the way to Him.
Shine on!
Amberly Neese

Once, I even purchased a house without telling my husband. It was awful. I had to make a lot of apologies. For me, I get impatient when I want something that will make me happy or feel secure and God isn’t moving fast enough.

Can you think of a few times when you struggled with impatience and jumped ahead to do the opposite of what God wanted for your life?

You find a just-over-the budget dream home, but panic because you’re afraid of not getting it so you take out a hefty loan that keeps you up at night…

Your spouse is struggling or not getting with your program so you resort to nagging or lecturing to pressure him straighten up his wayward behavior

It’s been said that while the early bird gets the worm, it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese. We have to be careful and not jump too quick for something that God isn’t ready to give us.

I love the story of the Israelites crossing the Jordan River before they entered the Promised Land (Joshua 3). God told Joshua to instruct the millions of Israelites to let the ark of the covenant start out toward the river before them. Joshua told the people to keep a half-mile distance or a 15-minute walk between themselves and the ark. Since the ark was the physical presence of God, the big picture principle behind the command to stand back was this: Let God lead.

For me, this distance is also symbolic. Sometimes we get in a hurry when we’re trying to get something done. We pray and ask God for help or favor. At first, we try to be patient. But when God’s taking too long to get us what we want, we rush ahead into the unknown just because we’re too scared to stand still. But there was a reason why God told the people to wait for the ark to lead. “Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before.” (Joshua 3:4 NIV).

When life is uncertain, this is the most important time to slow down and let God lead. Let’s be honest, when you don’t really know what you’re doing or where you’re going, there’s a greater chance that you’ll mess up or hurt others figuring things out. But, God knows exactly what He is doing in your life at all times! There are no dark corners in God’s vision. He will always lead you to His best for you.

What’s a clue that you’re rushing ahead of God? You know that you’re rushing ahead of God when you start stressing out, controlling people and worrying about details. When you wait on God to lead you through uncertain times, you‘re far enough back to let God pave the way for you.

Learning to be patient and let God lead is a hard lesson. But every time we let go and let God, He shows up and leads us through uncertainty in a way that allows us to sleep well each night and manage through tough days with peace, strength and courage.

Barb Roose is a speaker and author with a passion to teach women to win at life with strength and dignity. She’s the author of Winning the Worry Battle and Joshua Bible Study. Visit Barb at her online home, Barbroose.com

]]>https://aspirewomensevents.com/letting-god-lead/feed/4In The Midst of Ithttps://aspirewomensevents.com/in-the-midst-of-it/
https://aspirewomensevents.com/in-the-midst-of-it/#respondThu, 20 Sep 2018 08:00:08 +0000http://aspirewomensevents.com/?p=7266“The Lord your God is in your midst…” – Zephaniah 3:17 ESV. Wow, did I need to hear these words. Summer is over and it was a wonderful series of many fantastical blurs, all of which are individually treasured up in my heart.

Not often can one say “we have three children and they are all getting married this year… in a span of 8 months!” But in my household, we can. It’s exhausting to even think about The final wedding of our baby girl will happen in October. It feels good to say that because for the past seven months we have been waiting on Visas to come through for her fiancé who is from Brazil. We are ecstatic that he’s going to arrive into the United States of America with one week to spare before the BIG DAY, so the wedding is on as scheduled!

But just in case there was a lull of any kind, my husband and I also decided to put our house up for sale and move to a new house that will accommodate having my mother live with us. Of course we did this because we wouldn’t want to experience an empty nest, that would be crazy after all these years!

This summer was a blast, time with family and friends was amazing, life has been chaotic and I have only had a couple major meltdowns. But through it all, remembering and knowing God’s promise and His words gives me comfort in the joy and in the uncertainty. God is in the midst of my crazy and He is in the midst of yours! He is in the midst of our days and our decisions. God is in the midst! What comfort this sweet sentence gives.

If you are in it right now, know that He is there. And if the Aspire Tour is coming to your town, find a way to step away for ONE night and join us at ASPIRE. It’s a great cure for the crazies! See you there!!

Love you in the Lord, Mia Koehne

]]>https://aspirewomensevents.com/in-the-midst-of-it/feed/0Draw Near To Godhttps://aspirewomensevents.com/draw-near-to-god/
https://aspirewomensevents.com/draw-near-to-god/#commentsThu, 10 May 2018 08:00:09 +0000http://aspirewomensevents.com/?p=6916The 2018 Spring Tour has made it’s last stop. Now, we rest and get ready for the 2018 Fall tour. What a ride it has been meeting so many amazing people, hearing the stories of God’s faithfulness, being able to walk alongside those who are struggling and drawing close to God in the midst of it all.

James 4:8 is this years ASPIRE Women’s Event theme verse. It says “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” What a comfort that is. Susie Larson, one of our event speakers, shared a bit about this verse from stage and had us look at the verse the precedes James 4:8. In James 4:7 it says “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

What a beautiful tension we see in those two verses. Drawing near to God also calls us to resist the ways of the world, submitting oneself to God. In that submission to the Father, and our resistance to the the devil, satan flees, He has to. In our submission, we can then fully and freely draw close to our Lord and Savior. As we come, having resisted the devil, we are drawn ever closer because He comes closer to us. What a Win!

Aspire, this spring, has hundreds of stories of God coming near to the broken-hearted, comforting the lonely, lifting up the weak, rejoicing in our joys and meeting us in our sorrow. Of all the stories and prayers we have had the honor of lifting, hundreds of unspoken stories are yet to be heard.

Thank you to all that have allowed us into your lives. We are grateful for you and look forward to the many moments we have to share life with you in the days, months and years to come.

Love ya in the Lord, Mia Koehne

]]>https://aspirewomensevents.com/draw-near-to-god/feed/8Cynicism, Death, Godhttps://aspirewomensevents.com/cynicism-death-god/
https://aspirewomensevents.com/cynicism-death-god/#commentsThu, 03 May 2018 08:00:03 +0000http://aspirewomensevents.com/?p=6872I am what I call a “recovering cynic.” One thing I struggle with as a cynic is trusting that God has my best interest at heart. Despite Him proving that He is for me over and over again, I’m quick to forget what He’s done on my behalf. In a vicious, cynical cycle, when He does come through, I almost immediately forget and begin wondering if He will come through with the next desire/fear. (Spoiler alert: He does.)

Recently, God struck a blow to my cynicism and proved the depth of his goodness and care toward me in a way that I will—hopefully—never forget.

At the end of January, my little (if you can call 6’6’’ little) brother left on his first deployment with his Air Force pararescue unit. On January 23rd, I wrote “protection for Mark on his deployment” in my prayer journal. God granted “yes” to that request every day until March 15th, when He brought my brother to heaven via a helicopter crash in Iraq.

Shortly after my brother died, it occurred to me that I’d never told him I was proud of him. “Maybe he knew,” I lamented to some friends, “but I wish I could remember saying it!”

My brother and I had a wonderful friendship with many great memories, but it still deeply bothered me that I never told him how proud I was of him. Someone mentioned that guilt and regret were part of grief, so I figured I would simply need to go through feeling sad for never expressing that to him.

A few weeks after Mark’s death, my older sister texted me and told me she’d come across some letters I’d sent him during his basic training at the Air Force Academy. He’d stored a lot of his things at her house before his deployment, and while sorting through his belongings she found the notes I’d written to him during his first summer at the Air Force Academy.

In an ultimate “return to sender,” I received back the letters I’d sent to him more than a decade ago.

I sat in my room and laughed and cried as I looked through the homemade cards, goofy stories of what was happening in the outside world, and comic strip clippings I thought would help cheer him up as he went through the ups and downs of being a “doolie” (first year) at the academy.

When I got to the last note—a Charlie Chaplain postcard that I’d hoped he would appreciate getting at the cadet mail call—my eyes scrolled down the words I’d written. I told him I’d seen pictures of his training and that his hat looked like it was keeping his head cool. I told him Air Force beat Army. And then, obviously running out of room at the bottom of the postcard, I crammed in these words: “I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU!!”

These were the exact words I so desperately wanted to know I’d told him. The Lord gave me a gift I never would’ve thought to ask for: remembrance and peace in the midst of intense grief. I had no idea at the time that this letter, meant to encourage my brother during a difficult time, would come back to encourage me during a difficult time. As David says in Psalm 34:18, “The Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” The Lord drew near in my brokenness and, though I was still devastated, I didn’t feel crushed.

Sudden loss isn’t something I would wish on anyone. Grief is truly a terrible and life-changing thing. However, watching God show up and tenderly care for me and my family amidst our pain, has steadily chipped away at my cynicism.

God took away earthly protection from my brother and replaced it with something better: eternal physical and spiritual protection. I know my brother is celebrating life and eating endless steak and shrimp with Jesus. (I don’t know why I assume heaven will be like a Golden Corral.)

In the Old Testament, the Israelites built pillars and altars to remember God’s faithfulness. I have that Charlie Chaplain postcard sitting in a box under my bed, a reminder that God is faithfully preparing me now for a future only He holds. If God cares enough about me to comfort me so perfectly in my sorrow, perhaps it’s time to start trusting that the rest of His will for my life is good. Death stings today, but it does not have victory. And that reminder is the best cure for cynicism.

Kristin Weber is a comedian, speaker, and author. She travels all over the United States and Canada telling jokes and sharing truth. She lives in Atlanta and enjoys hiking and eating Chipotle. She plays the accordion, so she is still single. www.kristinweberonline.com

]]>https://aspirewomensevents.com/cynicism-death-god/feed/6Slaying Your Fearshttps://aspirewomensevents.com/slaying-your-fears/
https://aspirewomensevents.com/slaying-your-fears/#commentsThu, 26 Apr 2018 08:10:19 +0000http://aspirewomensevents.com/?p=6805A few years ago, I returned home from a two-week mission trip to a house overrun by fleas. It seemed that our dog, Quimby was a mobile hotel and taxi service for untold numbers of tiny, winged terrorists infesting our home.

But, I didn’t see the fleas at first. When my husband mentioned that the dog might have fleas I shrugged it off. She’d had fleas before and we dealt with them pretty quickly. Besides, after two weeks in hot humid temperatures, I figured that the fleas could wait until I’d had a shower and a good night’s sleep.

When I sat up in bed the next morning, I noticed something hop across my comforter. Upon closer inspection, I realized that it was a flea. There was a flea in the bed with me!

I hopped out of bed and tried to block all thoughts of how many fleas jumped on me overnight. I’m still creeped out by the urban myth that says people may swallow up to eight spiders a year during their sleep (Note: This is not true, but I still try real hard to keep my mouth shut when I sleep).

My fears in life are a lot like my dog’s fleas. At first, they’re pesky but left unaddressed, my fears can quickly multiply and overtake my life. Fears that infest my heart and mind, making me anxious and teary all day and pacing without sleep at night.

Perhaps this is why there are hundreds of verses in the Bible that include some version of the phrase “do not fear” or “do not be afraid.” Depending on translation, some patient folks have counted and propose that there are “do not fear” verses for every day of the year. One of my favorite “do not fear” verses is Isaiah 41:10: “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Fear flees when we remember who God is and we open ourselves to His power in our lives. When God tells us not to be afraid, His character is the reason why. It is God’s faithfulness, His power, His love and His strength that hold us secure in uncertainty. When we forget who God is fear sets in.

In order to kill Quimby’s fleas, I had to find a weapon powerful enough to not just cripple, but kill of those winged creatures. We can take the same approach to slaying our fear. Are you ready for a practical tool to do this? Might I suggest what I like to call the “God-morning/God-night technique”? Take a notecard and write two or three “no not fear” verses (Isaiah 35:4, Matthew 14:27, Philippians 4:4-6) on both cards and put one by your bed and post one by your bathroom mirror. When you read those verses first thing in the morning and read them again at night, you begin to store God’s power to kill fear and worry in your life.

We can kill off fear and worry when we concentrate on God’s powerful Word!